The City Council on Wednesday voted to approve four bills aimed at strengthening on-the-job protections for street vendors and app-based grocery delivery workers — overriding vetoes by Mayor Eric Adams of three of those bills while passing a new one.  A supermajority of Council members first approved three of the bills in votes in July and […]

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Mayor Eric Adams’ parks department is moving ahead to let the Related Companies continue running the city-owned Wollman Rink — apparently ending the Trump Organization’s quest to reclaim control of the popular sports facility in Central Park. The Department of Parks and Recreation recently submitted a limited liability corporation Related had created to bid on […]

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Community members, business owners and union representatives exchanged heated arguments for and against two controversial casino projects at public hearings in Queens and The Bronx Tuesday evening — taking their last swings at influencing local community advisory committees that will decide in less than three weeks whether casino bids in their neighborhoods advance toward potential […]

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Shoppers walking into Frank Pimentel’s Superfresh on 149th Street in the South Bronx are immediately surrounded by an array of pristine fresh produce and vegetables. The display is a requirement of the city’s program to bring better grocery stores to so-called food deserts, where retailers of healthy food are scarce. Tax breaks and other incentives […]

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Ballot questions are set for November, when voters will ultimately decide a feud between the mayor and City Council over their powers. The city Board of Elections on Tuesday voted to certify five ballot questions drafted by a charter revision commission convened by Mayor Eric Adams, including three that aim to expedite reviews of some […]

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